HOMEOSTATIC serie: cable nets_01

I'm currently doing some research into cable structures; the idea is to create some self-stabilizing cable structures where tensile elements (the cables) find a state of equilibrium through their connection in space. Initially it was thought as an interaction of rigid compressed element shaping the geometry of the structures and tensile cable; tying the cables, though, in three directions help stabilizing the structures without the need of internal compression frames. this research is intended to become a 1:1 installation but I'll talk about it a little bit later.
This initial phase has been developed with Grasshopper which seems to be surprisingly powerful, easy to use and with great potential. Thanks Rhino!





























The structure is also interesting for the fact that it develops a Moire' effect through the overlapping of its cables. It creates a higher or lesser degree of transparency and visual porosity. "In physics, a moiré pattern is an interference pattern created, for example, when two grids are overlaid at an angle, or when they have slightly different mesh sizes". (Wikipedia)

ACADIA 2008: Silicon + Skin.

M.V. will present and exhibit his work at the ACADIA 2008: Silicon + Skin conference held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This year's conference is organized by Marc Swackhamer (UMinn, Site chair), Andrew Kudless (Matsys, Technical Chair) ,Neri Oxman (MIT, Technical Chair), Billie Faircloth (UT Austin, Exhibition chair), and Kiel Moe (Northeastern, Exhibition chair).
"The upcoming conference entitled Silicon + Skin: Biological Processes and Computation fosters design work and research from the worlds of practice and academia which lie at the intersection between design, biology, and computation. More specifically, this conference seeks to identify and examine current trends in digital design technologies developed and applied in the framework of biologically inspired processes and digitally assisted sustainable design."
openSystems will partecipate to the conference and the exhibition with the project/paper Pluri-Potential Branching System.